How to add an iTunes .mp4 song to my video with VirtualDub 1.9.9

[mileena]

Does anyone know how I add an itunes song (.mp4) to my .avi video using VirtualDub 1.9.9.?

I get the following error message when I try to choose an audio file from another source, under the "Audio" menu:

"... .mp4 is an unknown or unsupported file type."

Thanks so much! And I'm sorry if this is a stupid qustion.

Stephanie

[Baldrick]

Convert the mp4 audio to wav first. Use an all-in-one converter like winff, open mp4, under convert choose audio, format->wav to cd, convert.

If that wont work the mp4 might be drm encrypted, you can then try tunebite or use audio recording tool(see http://askbobrankin.com/drm_removal.html ).

[mileena]

wow, thanks so much Baldrick. you have come to the rescue again! I will give this a try. too bad you have to go to CD first. I hope DVD's are ok too.

[mileena]

Ok, I installed it and followed the instructions, but got this error:

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinFF>chcp 1252
Active code page: 1252

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinFF>title Converting 04 Fighter.m4p (1/1)

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinFF>"C:\Program Files (x86)\WinFF\ffmpeg.exe" -i "C:\Us
ers\Stephanie\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\Christina Aguilera\Stripped\04 Fig
hter.m4p" -vn -ar 44100 "C:\Users\Stephanie\Desktop\04 Fighter.wav"
FFmpeg version SVN-r18709, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: --enable-memalign-hack --prefix=/mingw --cross-prefix=i686-ming
w32- --cc=ccache-i686-mingw32-gcc --target-os=mingw32 --arch=i686 --cpu=i686 --e
nable-avisynth --enable-gpl --enable-zlib --enable-bzlib --enable-libgsm --enabl
e-libfaac --enable-libfaad --enable-pthreads --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheo
ra --enable-libspeex --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libxvid -
-enable-libschroedinger --enable-libx264
libavutil 50. 3. 0 / 50. 3. 0
libavcodec 52.27. 0 / 52.27. 0
libavformat 52.32. 0 / 52.32. 0
libavdevice 52. 2. 0 / 52. 2. 0
libswscale 0. 7. 1 / 0. 7. 1
built on Apr 28 2009 04:04:42, gcc: 4.2.4
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'C:\Users\Stephanie\Music\iTunes\iTunes
Media\Music\Christina Aguilera\Stripped\04 Fighter.m4p':
Duration: 00:04:06.03, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 130 kb/s
Stream #0.0(und): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16
Output #0, wav, to 'C:\Users\Stephanie\Desktop\04 Fighter.wav':
Stream #0.0(und): Audio: pcm_s16le, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 1411 kb/s
Stream mapping:
Stream #0.0 -> #0.0
Press [q] to stop encoding
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]SBR not implemented. Update your FFmpeg version to the newest on
e from SVN. If the problem still occurs, it means that your file has a feature w
hich has not been implemented.
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 0.4 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]SBR not implemented. Update your FFmpeg version to the newest on
e from SVN. If the problem still occurs, it means that your file has a feature w
hich has not been implemented.
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 0.9 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 0.11 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 0.14 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 2.2 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 2.11 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 0.9 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 2.2 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 2.6 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 3.1 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]Reserved bit set.
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 0.0 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]invalid sampling rate index 4
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]ms_present = 3 is reserved.
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 3.11 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]channel element 1.9 is not allocated
Error while decoding stream #0.0
[aac @ 0x33b9a0]Transition from an ONLY_LONG or LONG_STOP to an EIGHT_SHORT sequ
ence detected. If you heard an audible artifact, please submit the sample to the
FFmpeg developers.
Last message repeated 1 times
Resampling with input channels greater than 2 unsupported.
Can not resample 23 channels @ 44100 Hz to 2 channels @ 44100 Hz

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinFF>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

[Ai Haibara]

Audio or music tracks you download from the iTunes Music Store are usually DRM-protected - especially those with the extension '.m4p' (MP4 protected). If the music does indeed have the .m4p extension (and did to begin with), you'll need to remove the DRM before you can do anything with it.

It's probably easier just to burn an audio CD with the track in iTunes, and then rip the tracks from that audio CD to MP3, which you can use in VirtualDub. Or capture the audio while it's playing.

[mileena]

Got it! I checked again, and you're right...they are .m4p. look's like I have some work to do!

[byteguy]

iTunes will convert to MP3 if it's a relatively recent purchase. They finally changed the license; it's not "protected" but it's still in their format.

If you right-click on a song in iTunes you get a "convert to XXX" choice. But, it probably says AAC (the default).

• Select ‘Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Importing'.
• Change the 'Import Using' to 'MP3 Encoder'.
• Save the settings.
• Go to the library and right-click on a music track and choose the option which reads 'Convert Selection to MP3'. If the track is not protected then you'll be able to convert it to MP3 format. However, if the track is a protected one then iTunes will pop-up a window telling you that the protected track cannot be converted to other formats.

iTunes will make an MP3 file and put it in the same directory as the other file.